ketosis

ketosis is a medical "risk".

please consult your doctor before taking medical risk

http://www.webmd.com/diet/high-protein-low-carbohydrate-diets

I wish you a safe journey towards a healthy lifestyle

I"m thinking it's a few days??? It varies person to person, but it normally takes me a few days. Did you get the ketostix??

ketosis is a medical "risk".

please consult your doctor before taking medical risk

http://www.webmd.com/diet/high-protein-low-carbohydrate-diets

I wish you a safe journey towards a healthy lifestyle

Ketoacidosis is a risk.

Ketosis is not.

They are different.



Two to three days is what it takes for me.

Here is a link about ketosis diets. This is my opinion, but Keto diets are risky and should be avoided, unless you are under direct supervision of a competent physician...

http://www.lisajohnsonfitness.com/what-is-ketosis/

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Here is a link about ketosis diets. This is my opinion, but Keto diets are risky and should be avoided, unless you are under direct supervision of a competent physician...

http://www.lisajohnsonfitness.com/what-is-ketosis/

Your link is useless since this lady has no idea what she is talking about. "Instead of using carbohydrates for energy, the body will turn to its own fat stores and break them down for energy instead." What about all the calories you are still eating in the form of protein and fat? She makes it sound like you are starving yourself.

"I’ve also had the “pleasure” of experiencing the effects of a long-term ketonic diet. It happened when I was pregnant. At week 20 of my pregnancy, I could finally keep most of my food down. To give you some perspective, I ate a full meal on September 15 and my next full meal wasn’t until Thanksgiving Day." Having extreme morning sickness for 6 weeks isn't even close as an example of a ketosis diet or any other diet plan even.

She may be knowledgeable about pilates but her article give no information that is anywhere near credible.

how long does it take someone to go into ketosis and anything a perason can do to spead up the process

Each person is different here, and yes there are things you can do to speed up the process.

First, eat under 6% of your calories from carbohydrate during the initial keto-adaptation phase. On a 2,000 calorie diet this is 30g of carbohydrate. On a 1,200 calorie diet this is just under 20g.

Second - and this is the difficult part for some people - drain your glycogen stores as much as possible, forcing the body to need to switch to keto-adaptation faster. This means exercise, preferably more into the anaerobic threshold (anaerobic metabolism needs glucose for fuel, thus draining glycogen stores more than slow-burn-cardio).

At this point - drained glycogen stores and very-low-carbohydrate intake, your body will more-quickly switch to ketosis than it would if you didn't exercise, or did only moderate cardio. Some people experience what's called the "low-carb flu" at this point because keto-adaptation isn't easy for everyone. This is where too many people fail, they quit at this point.

When you've done this a few days and find you can exercise without abnormal levels of fatigue, then pat yourself on the back and welcome to the wonderful world of ketosis.

Most people find they can add back in some carbohydrate at this point, to as much as 12-15% of their caloric intake if exercising regularly and still maintain ketosis. Others might keep it lower to control glucose for medical reasons.

Important note: Drink water ... in ketosis you have reduced glycogen stores and thus less overall water volume in your body and you can dehydrate easier than outside of ketosis. Sugar-free electrolyte solutions are good too (such as Powerade Zero or equivalent) simply because with less water in the body you also have less electrolytes.

And please ignore all the "ketosis is dangerous!" crap that's being spewed by the ignorant. Ketosis is perfectly healthy and has been used to control epilepsy and diabetes for over a century.

ketosis is a medical "risk".

please consult your doctor before taking medical risk

http://www.webmd.com/diet/high-protein-low-carbohydrate-diets

I wish you a safe journey towards a healthy lifestyle

Ketoacidosis is a medical risk. Ketosis is the body burning fat for fuel instead of carbs. And for some people it is medically necessary. I have Hashimotos' Thyroidits and I can eat 1200 calories a day, work out and burn a good number of calories and still gain weight if I am eating carbs. I have to hold my carbs under 50 grams a day. I am perfectly healthy, I bike 300 to 400 miles a week, lift weights, ballroom dance, hike, run, etc. I feel fine. I feel wretched if I eat too many carbs.

And to answer OP's original question, it usually takes me about 3 days. Your results may vary.

and people who do this who dont have epilepsy and diabetes, its going to do what to their bodies exactly...?

It is a normal biochemical process that switches the metabolic pathway from generating ATP (what our cells 'feed off' during the process of cellular respiration) primarily from glucose to generating ATP primarily from bodyfat stores.

Once keto-adapted, the diet will also do the following:

1) provide more lean-body-mass retention while dieting than any other macronutrient profile
2) lower triglyceride levels
3) improve the cholesterol profile (HDL:LDL ratio)
4) have higher overall fat-loss than any other diet
5) and even improve motor and cognitive function (in some studies)

That's what it does. Do some research on your own.

ketosis is a medical "risk".

please consult your doctor before taking medical risk

http://www.webmd.com/diet/high-protein-low-carbohydrate-diets

I wish you a safe journey towards a healthy lifestyle

Ketoacidosis is a risk.

Ketosis is not.

They are different.



Two to three days is what it takes for me.

Thanks^^ kept me from soap boxing. people should educate themselves before they open their mouths.

and people who do this who dont have epilepsy and diabetes, its going to do what to their bodies exactly...?

It is a normal biochemical process that switches the metabolic pathway from generating ATP (what our cells 'feed off' during the process of cellular respiration) primarily from glucose to generating ATP primarily from bodyfat stores.

Once keto-adapted, the diet will also do the following:

1) provide more lean-body-mass retention while dieting than any other macronutrient profile
2) lower triglyceride levels
3) improve the cholesterol profile (HDL:LDL ratio)
4) have higher overall fat-loss than any other diet
5) and even improve motor and cognitive function (in some studies)

That's what it does. Do some research on your own.

What does a person eat/not eat to achieve ketosis and how does one measure a therapeutic level?